The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971)

User Rating:

2.4/10   

Director:

Anthony M. Lanza

Writers:

John Lawrence (writer)
James Gordon White (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Two heads crafted on the body of a giant... The most fearsome living force ever created by man.

Plot:

Dr. Roger Girard is a rich scientist conducting experiments on head transplantation. His caretaker has a son...

Plot Keywords:

Caretaker | Gagged And Bound | Chase | Head Transplant | Murder

Cast

Bruce Dern	...	Roger
Pat Priest	...	Linda
Casey Kasem	...	Ken
Albert Cole	...	Cass
John Bloom	...	Danny
Berry Kroeger	...	Max
Larry Vincent	...	Andrew
Jack Lester	...	Sheriff
Jerry Patterson	...	Deputy
Darlene Duralia	...	Miss Pierce
Raymond Thorne	...	Motorcyclist (as Ray Thorn)
Gary Kent	...	Motorcyclist (as Donald Brody)
Mary Ellen Clawsen	...	Motorcyclist
Janice P. Gelman	...	Teenager
Mike Espe	...	Teenager

Also Known As:

The Incredible Transplant

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence. (2003 re-rating; rated GP in 1971)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:GP (original rating) | USA:R (2003 re-rating)

Company:

Mutual General Corp.

Trivia:

In 1971, American International Pictures theatrically distributed this film on a double bill with Scream and Scream Again (1970) starring Vincent Price and Christopher Lee.

Soundtrack:

Incredible

Incredibly Bad... :=8P

Dreadful, awful, terrible early 70's AIP monster flick that is sooooo bad, it almoost defies description. Wacko Bruce Dern("Silent Running", "The Wild Angels", "Bloody Mama") plays a wacko doctor who enjoys transplanting heads on EVERYTHING. Why he has this fixation for two heads, and cow this cud possibly benefit mankind, is never explained. Well, it isn't long before Dern tries it on humans, putting the head of over-the-top psycho Albert Cole("Dracula VS Frankenstein")onto the shoulders of hulking, retarded John Bloom("Dracula VS Frankenstein", "Brain of Blood"). The usual mayhem follows, as the slow, hulking monster(obviously the 2 guys pressed together)wants to kill, kill, kill. Oily Casey Kasem(an oily 70's dj) co-stars as Dern's oil college friend, and snuggly Pat Priest(tv's "Munsters")plays semi-robed, gratuitous platinum-blonde eye candy. Sports some of the foulest 70's funk/disco/porn incidental moosic in history(including the number "It's Incredible", sung by Bobbie Boyle), some laughably cheap 2-headed fx, and some of the least believable policemen you'll ever likely to see. Director Anthony Lanza("The Glory Stompers") was Ray Dennis Steckler's film editor for "Wild Guitar", and worked on udder trash gems such as "The Nasty Rabbit" and "Deadwood '76". His film looks like a moulding, yellowing home moovie, shot in someone's garage, basement, and backyard. You can almoost smell the urine stains coming off this one... :=8P This is "Manos" country, folks, they don't come moooch cheaper, stupider, or uglier than this. Hulking Bloom went on to play slow, hulking monsters in several laughable horror films in the 70'. The MooCow says this tortuous transplant tripe shoulda' been MST3K'ed, early and often! Check it out at yer own risk! :=8P